News Briefs

8/4/2014, Av 8, 5774

Israel Ambassador to US: The Road to Peace Does Not Include Hamas

Israel's Ambassador to the US, Ron Dermer, stated on Sunday's American news program, "Meet the Press", that Palestinian Authority Chairman, Mahmoud Abbas's decision to form a unity government with Hamas was entirely counterproductive to any efforts to obtain peace.

"The road to peace does not included Hamas," Ambassador Dermer told the interviewer.